Emily Maitlis Quotes

As far as I'm concerned, the only difference between the Republicans and the Democrats is the Republicans are Socialists and the Democrats are Bolsheviks.

The Kochs, like many other hard-right conservatives, redefine "socialism" as almost any form of government which taxes citizens and regulates businesses.

Donald Trump is a fascist.

Bill Clinton is a moderate Democrat. I'm a democratic socialist.

Left-wingers and right-wingers come together when they become extreme enough. The Nazi Party was called National Socialism, very similar to Stalin's Communism, with the addition of 'the Fatherland.'

We have what we call 'fake left' politicians, like Ed Miliband and those who went before him.

We don't believe there is a functional conservative party in this country, and we certainly don't think the Republican Party is that.

When the National Front was created, its main goal was against communism.

I was taught, growing up, that there are two ends of the political spectrum: left and right. But there's so much more than that. For me, it's about liberty versus authoritarianism.

There are differences between the Right and the Likud.

You can't get away from the right-wing politics but that's the same all over the world.

Jeremy Corbin is a little too liberal for me.

The terms 'progressive' and 'liberal' have virtually nothing to do with each other anymore. And if you are a classical liberal, you certainly aren't a leftist.

Extremism is always potentially dangerous, but in Hungary's political reality, Jobbik and the other far-right parties have no chance of having a major influence.

'Socialism' became this weird household word partially because right-wingers call Obama a socialist, which he is the farthest from.

Some may try to argue that conservatism and libertarianism are contradictory perspectives. But I disagree.

The pro-independence movement has all different social sensibilities - from left to right, including pro-liberal, socialist and communist.

Brexit is a harbinger for Trump, really.

And finally, there is another danger: the emergence of nonideological but very aggressive 'isms,' which are really quite new. Let me at least name them: We all care about human rights, but I am afraid of 'human rightism.' We all want to have a healthy environment, but I see the danger in environmentalism. To put it politically correctly, I admire the second gender, but I fear feminism. We all are enriched by other cultures, but not by multiculturalism. I am aware of the importance of voluntary associations, but I fear NGOism.

One is a socialist because one used to be one, no longer going to demonstrations, attending meetings, sending in one's dues, in short, without paying.

People ask me what I am politically and I've previously offered this equation: I became a conservative by being around liberals. And I became a libertarian after being around conservatives.

The Empress is legitimate, my cousin is Republican, Morny is Orleanist, I am a socialist; the only Bonapartist is Persigny, and he is mad.

I think that the religious and the military right wings are just two sides of the same coin if somebody uses God and religion and somebody uses country and security.

I've been a radical for a long time. I guess it's too bad. I'd be more marketable as a right-wing redneck.

The real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries but between authoritarians and libertarians.